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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2459         </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-ELECTRIC TRUCK VOUCHERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Martin J. Moylan and Kam Buckner</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/9.19 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a fleet electrification voucher program to promote the use of electric school buses, electric Class 7 trucks, and electric Class 8 trucks by fleet owners by offering a voucher of $200,000 per electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck purchased or leased for a fleet by the fleet's owner or operator. Provides that an applicant shall submit a proof of purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck in order to be awarded the voucher. Provides that, upon approval of the initial application, an applicant must scrap a diesel school bus, diesel Class 7 truck, or diesel Class 8 truck from the applicant's existing fleet. Requires an applicant who is awarded a voucher to agree to participate in annual surveys on specified metrics. Contains other program requirements. Defines "Class 7 truck" and "Class 8 truck".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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